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( 1 ) OJ NO C 144 , 15 . 6 . 1981 , P . 76 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 138 , 9 . 6 . 1981 , P . 20 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 191 , 5 . 8 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 366 , 28 . 12 . 1978 , P . 3 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 333 , 30 . 11 . 1978 , P . 7 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 366 , 28 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 345 , 20 . 12 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3313/81

OF 17 NOVEMBER 1981

AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1544/69 , ( EEC ) NO 2780/78 AND ( EEC ) NO 3060/78 ON THE TARIFF TREATMENT APPLICABLE TO GOODS CONTAINED IN TRAVELLERS ' PERSONAL LUGGAGE OR SENT IN SMALL CONSIGNMENTS TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 28 AND 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ),

WHEREAS THE REGULATIONS LISTED HEREAFTER LAY DOWN THE AMOUNTS OBTAINING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TARIFF TREATMENT APPLICABLE TO GOODS CONTAINED IN TRAVELLERS ' PERSONAL LUGGAGE OR SENT IN SMALL CONSIGNMENTS TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS :

- COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1544/69 OF 23 JULY 1969 ON THE TARIFF APPLICABLE TO GOODS CONTAINED IN TRAVELLERS ' PERSONAL LUGGAGE ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2780/78 , REFERRED TO BELOW , AND REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/78 ( 4 ),

- COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2780/78 OF 27 NOVEMBER 1978 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 AS REGARDS THE PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 5 ),

- COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3060/78 OF 19 DECEMBER 1978 PROVIDING EXEMPTION FROM IMPORT DUTIES FOR GOODS IN SMALL CONSIGNMENTS OF A NON-COMMERCIAL CHARACTER FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ( 6 );

WHEREAS THE AMOUNTS IN QUESTION WERE LAID DOWN IN 1978 AND IT APPEARS ADVISABLE TO INCREASE THEM ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC , EURATOM ) NO 3308/80 OF 16 DECEMBER 1980 ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BY THE ECU IN COMMUNITY LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ( 7 ) MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1544/69 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

- IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) AND IN ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) ' 40 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 45 ECU ' ,

- IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ), ' 20 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 23 ECU ' ,

- IN ARTICLE 8 ( 2 ), ' 40 AND 20 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 45 AND 23 ECU ' .

ARTICLE 2

IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ) ( 1 ), ( 5 ) AND ( 6 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2780/78 , ' 100 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 115 ECU ' .

ARTICLE 3

IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) ( A ) AND ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) AND ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3060/78 , ' 30 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 35 ECU ' .

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1982 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 NOVEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . HOWE